Greeting replica



June 18, 1940. H. HAYES GREETING REPLICA Filed Feb. 15, 1939 2Sheets-Sheet l 1 n u I r INVENTOR fielerz Hayes BY i ATTORNEY June 18,1940.

H. HAYES GREETING- REPLICA Filed Feb. 15, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 {7INVENTOR Helen Ha /e:

I ATTORNEY Patented June 18, 1940 RTEISVSUED JUN9 1 4 T o-FFicE GREETINGREPLICA I Helen Hayes, New York, N. Y.

Application'February 15, 1939, Serial No. 256,431

Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a greetingreplica.

The invention proposes a novel construction of a glorified postcard, amechanical (color) pic- .5 ture with two .or more wings giving theillusion of a third dimension. It is proposed to'so arrange the partsthat it is possible to construct the glorified postcard of varioussizes, shapes and designs. It is contemplated that the cards be '10replicas of various public places, public buildings and scenes, as forinstance the White House, Mount Vernon, Worlds Fair buildings, boothsand fairs, homes of motion picture stars, climax scenes of motionpictures, national and local :15 points of interest, shrines, etc.

As another object of this invention it is proposed to provide thepostcard with novel lock lug which will hold the parts in extended positions.

Still further the invention proposes to so arrange the card that it maybe used for greetings, for games, advertising novelties, premiums,Christmas cards, and souvenirs.

For further comprehension of the invention, .25 and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set .30forth,

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational View of an article constructed accordingto this invention. 35 Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view'taken on theline 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevational view looking in the direction of theline 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 to of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a developed view of the article illustrating the blank fromwhich it is constructed.

Fig. 6 is a front elevational View of the article constructed accordingto another form of this invention.

Fig. '7 is a sectional View on the line l-'| of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a blank from which the article shown 50 in Figs. 6 and '7 hasbeen constructed,

Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view similar to Fig. 4 but illustratinga modification of the invention.

Fig. 10 is a view of the article shown in Fig. 9 55 with parts in oneposition.

Figs. 9 and 10.

Fig. 11 is the blank of the article-shown in The greeting replica,according to this invention, consists of a sheet of postcard material,or other sheet material suitable for the" particular 13 purpose, havinga cutout background panel ll) extending substantially vertically and atits bottom connectedwith a base'panel H extending to the front. A toppanel I? continues from the front edge of the base panel I I and extendsrear- 10 wards on said base panel for a short distance. A vertical edgepanel l3 extends upwards from the rear edge of the top panel 12. Amezzanine panel l4 continues rearwards from the-top-edge of the edgepanel l3. A foreground panel I5 ex- 15 tends vertically from the rear ofthe mezzanine panel I4.

An angle tab I6 is stamped from thebackground panel and from the basepanel and has a top wall portion I6 extending between said foregroundpanel l5 and said background panel Ill. This angle tab also has a.vertical wall [6 which is secured at an upper portion thereof to therear face of the background panel 55. A lock lug is stamped from thebase panel H andis 2 adapted to be folded upwards. This lock lu hasa.top edge ll which then extends along'the bottom face of the mezzaninepanel l4 for supporting the same. It is also provided with a headportion'll which extends up between the tially a square) which permitsthe greeting .-re-

plica to be folded. Furthermore, the mezzanine panel I4 is arranged tobe parallel to the base panel II, while the edge panel 13 is parallel tow the wall I6 of the angle tab. This arrangement 1 forms anotherparallelogram which permits the folding of the replica. I I H In orderto fold the replica it is required that the lock lug ll be first foldeddown within an opening .in the base paneljll from which it was stamped.It is then possible to fold the background panel 10 forwards anddownwards until In end score lines 22 and 23. A score line 24'definesthe boundary between the background panel Ill and the base panel H.fines the boundary between the base panel II and the top panel I2.Numerals 26 and 21 indicated score lines defining the ledge panel. l3.Score lines 21 and 28 define the mezzanine panel M.

In Figs. .6-8 inclusive another embodiment of the invention has beendisclosed which is very similar to the prior form, distinguishing merelyin thefact that an auxiliary foreground panel 30 has been stamped fromthe material of the base panel H and has been bent upwards and extendedthrough a slot 3| formed in the mezzanine panel I4. The auxiliaryforeground panel 30 is formed by a out line 32 defining its sides andtop '(see Fig. 8) and a score line 33 defining its base. In otherrespects this form of the invention is similar to the previous form.

Figs. 9-11 inclusive show a modified form of the invention butdistinguishes from the form illustrated in Figs. 1 and 5 in theconstruction of the lock lug. According to this form of the inventionthere is a lock lug ll stamped from the material of the blank in amanner so that the head end has an inclined side ll cutout from thematerial of the background panel.

The head is also formed with an inclined score line H on the edgedirectly behind the inclined side M The front end of the main portion ofthe lug l'l is formed with an inclined score line 11 the extensionportion I'I A portion 24' of the score line 24 separates .and backgroundpanels may be-caused to tilt rear- 'Wards by an adjustment of the locklug. To do this the extension W is bent into the same plane as theremaining portion of the lock lug (see Fig. 10). Simultaneously,the-portions to the front of the score lines li and I! are bent at rightangles to the main portion of the lock lug. The parts now assume thecondition illustrated in Fig. 10. In other respects this form of theinvention is similar to the previous forms.

While I illustrated and describedthe preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, andldesire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

' 1. A greeting replica, comprising a sheet of postcard material havinga cutout background panel extending substantially vertically and at itsbottom connecting with a base panel extend- The score line '25 deitrests on the other portions immediately ading to the. front, a top panelcontinuing from the front edge of said base panel and extendingrearwards on said base panelfor a short distance, a vertical edge panelon the rear edge of said top panel, a mezzanine panel continuingrearwards from the top edge of said edge panel for a short distance, aforeground panel extending vertically from the rear of said mezzaninepanel, an angle tab stamped from the background panel and the base paneland having a top wall extending between said foreground panel and saidbackground panel and also having a vertical wall secured at an upperportion to said foreground panel, and a lock lug stamped from said basepanel for being bent up against said mezzanine panel and between saidforeground and background panels.

2. A greeting replica, comprising a sheet of postcard material having acutout background panel extending substantially vertically and at itsbottom connecting with a base panel extending tothe front, a top panelcontinuing from the front edge of said base panel and extendingrearwards on said base panel for a short distance,a vertical edge panelon the rear edge ofsaid top panel, a mezzanine panel continuing'rearwardsfrom the top edge of said edge panel for a short distance, aforeground panel extending vertically from the rear of said mezzaninepanel, an angle tab stamped from the background panel and the base paneland having a top wall extending between said foreground panel and saidbackground panel and also having a Vertical wall secured at an upperportion to said foreground panel, and a lock lug stamped from said basepanel for being bent up against said mezzanine panel and between saidforeground and background panels, said angle tab having its top wallparallel to the base panel and its vertical wall parallel to the saidvertical background panel.

3. A greeting replica, comprising a sheet of postcard material having acutout background panel extending substantially vertically and at itsbottom connecting with a base panel extending to the front, a top panelcontinuing from the front edge of said base panel and extendingrearwards on said'base panel for a short distance, a vertical edge panelon the rear edge. of said top panel, a mezzanine panel continuingrearwards from the top edge of said edge panel for a short distance, aforeground panel extending vertically from the rear of said mezzaninepanel, an angle tab stamped from the background panel and the base paneland having a top wall extending between said foreground panel and saidbackground panel and also having avertical wall secured at an upperportion to said foreground panel, and a lock lug stamped from said basepanel for being bent up against said mezzanine panel and between saidforeground and background panels, said angle tab having its top wallparallel to the base panel and its vertical wall parallel to the saidvertical background panel, said angle tab being formed by parallel cutsin the material of the postcard and the portion between these cuts beingbent ona transverse line :extending between said cuts.

4. A greeting replica, comprising a sheet of postcard material having acutout background panel extending substantially vertically and at itsbottom connecting with a base panel extending to the front, a top panelcontinuing from the front edge of said base panel and extendingrearwards on said base panel for a short distance, a vertical edge panelon the rear edge of 'said top panel, a mezzanine panel continuingrearwards from the top edge of said edge panel for a short distance, aforeground panel extending vertically from the rear of said mezzaninepanel, an angle tab stamped from the background panel and the base paneland having a top wall extending betwen said foreground panel and saidbackground panel and also having a vertical wall secured at an upperportion to said foreground panel, and a lock 111g stamped from said basepanel for being bent up against said mezzanine panel and between saidforeground and background panels, said base panel being formed with afinger tip cutout immediately adjacent to said lock lug to facilitateoperation thereof.

5. A greeting replica, comprising a sheet of postcard material having acutout background panel extending substantially vertically and at itsbottom connecting with a base panel extending to the front, a top panelcontinuing from the front edge of said base panel and extendingrearwards on said base panel for a short distance, a vertical edge panelon the rear edge of said top panel, a mezzanine panel continuingrearwards from the top edge of said edge panel for a short distance,

, a foreground panel extendingvertically from the rear of said mezzaninepanel, an angle tab stamped from the background panel and the base paneland having a top wall extending between said foreground panel and saidbackground panel and also having a vertical wall secured at an upperportion to said foreground panel, and a lock lug stamped from said basepanel for being bent up against said mezzanine panel and. be-

tween said foreground and background panels,

said lock lug having an extension portion with an inclined edge, andhaving inclined score lines parallel to said edge and edges formed bysaid score lines engaging said edge panel and said foreground panel.

, HELEN HAYES.

